"Xavier: Renegade Angel" (2007) TV series 2007-

Creators:

Vernon Chatman
John Lee
Jim Tozzi
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

2 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

Xavier is a faun-like wanderer/seeker who is traveling across the land to find out the truth about his mysterious origin. Facing rednecks, inflicting righteousness and preaching about the 'strong, silent types' and morality, this hero has his work cut out for him.

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Absurdism | Adult Animation | Absurd Humor | Late Night

Cast

Vernon Chatman	...	Various Characters (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Lee	...	Various Characters (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alyson Levy	...	Various Characters (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jim Tozzi	...	Various (20 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Directed by
Vernon Chatman		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Lee		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Marco Bertoldo		(5 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Writing credits
Vernon Chatman		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Lee		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alyson Levy		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jim Tozzi		(8 episodes, 2009)

Series Produced by
Vernon Chatman	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Lee	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alyson Levy	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lisa Thomas	....	supervising producer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nick Weidenfeld	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jim Tozzi	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Adrienne Anderson	....	producer (10 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Original Music by
Chris Anderson		(3 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Rob Moore		(17 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jon Philpot		(3 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Direction by
Brittnell Anderson		(10 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Production Management
Bobby Sanchez	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Michael M. Wartella	....	graphic artist: logo (10 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Sound Department
Paul Furedi	....	dialogue editor / sound re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Cioffi	....	sound editor (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Trevor Anthony Duncan	....	sound editor (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Denise Fuller	....	sound editor (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Georgia Hilton	....	supervising sound editor (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Arya Sundar	....	sound editor (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Casey Zanowic	....	sound editor (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Derril Sellers	....	sound mixer (9 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Special Effects by
Manny Marquez	....	special effects (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dustin Sweet	....	special effects (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Art Matsuura	....	special effects (5 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Visual Effects by
Denis Osmanbegovic	....	scene lighter (4 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Animation Department
Goose Manriquez	....	animation director (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Marlon Torres	....	environment artist (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ben Posey	....	motion capture specialist (10 episodes, 2009)
Louis Jones	....	animator / lead animator (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jared Johnson	....	animator (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Louie Jones	....	animator (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Carter	....	animator (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jonathan Richardson	....	lead animator (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nate Ross	....	lead animator (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brian Rust	....	animator (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nate Horsfall	....	lead animator (2 episodes, 2007)
Tony Preciado	....	lead animator (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Bobby Sanchez	....	post production supervisor (17 episodes, 2007-2009)
Chris Tartaro	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Shaun Potts	....	production intern (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lexie Kahanovitz	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2009)
Zack Klinger	....	motion capture operator (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ioana Alexandra Nistor	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Lang Yee	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2007)
Jovani Remior	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• Cinematico
• P.F.F.R.
• Williams Street

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Adult Swim (2007) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Film Emporium  insurance by (2007)
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• World Wide Audio  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Xavier" - USA (short title)

Runtime:

USA:12 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:TV-MA

Company:

Cinematico

Brilliant in its crude stupidity

Don't worry, mattbromagin, I won't tell you you JUST don't get it. Because you went far beyond JUST not getting it.

The first brilliant thing about this show is that there isn't a bit of dialog that's throw-away. Every sentence, every word is carefully crafted in service of some point. Sometimes the point is as crass as a stupid wiener joke, sometimes the point is a genius bit of biting social commentary. Which brings me to the second brilliant thing about this show is that it is equally comfortable with the high brown and the low brow, recognizing that each has its place and that "smart humor" isn't about content as much as craft. It makes little distinction between the two and fluidly uses one in service of the other.

If you think the dialog is dumb or inane, you don't get it. If you think the content is pointlessly crude, you don't get it. And if you think the animation is crappy, you reaaally don't get it.